The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) Pakistan here on Tuesday declared that human cloning and changing of gender as un-Islamic acts while announcing its recommendations on a range of issues. Addressing a press conference here, Chairman CII Maulana Muhammad Ali Sherani said the council in its 193rd meeting discussed different issues.
He said research and thinking was not banned in Islam and new innovations could be made within the limits of Islam. The council declared human cloning as un-Islamic while maintaining its recommendations given in a previous meeting, Sherani said. He said that changing of gender was also un-Islamic for both males and females, however a person could be operated upon if he has characteristics of both sexes. The procedure should be done within Islamic injunctions.
He said test tube baby could be allowed within certain conditions. He said that gender selection was not prohibited in Islam and it can be done with the limits of Shariah, however it could not be used as a common practice. The chairman said that mother milk banks should not be permitted as use of this milk would complicate family life and it would also not be beneficial of health. He said use of secret recordings for court cases should not be part of a general policy but it should only be done in specific cases.
Evidence gained from secret recordings should be used as a supportive evidence as this could not be considered as termed according to Shariah law, he added. Chairman CII said recommendations of the Council would be implemented on all laws.